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Introducing Bell & Ross BR 03-94 Blacktrack
A joint venture, the new BR 03-94 BLACKTRACK chronograph from Bell & Ross pairs perfectly with the new Blacktrack BT-06 motorcycle, co-imagined by designer Sacha Lakic and Bell & Ross. More than just a collaboration, it’s the extension of a unique machine into a new Bell & Ross instrument watch. Performance dressed in an ultragraphic fairing.
23 Oct 2023
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Patek Philippe Waxes Poetic With The Moonphase Complication
The Moon is one of the very first ways through which early humans were able to distinguish between the changing of the months. Using the waxing and waning of our lunar satellite, humanity began to use the phases of the Moon as a calendar to seasonal changes 30,000 years ago. The Moon-based “paleo-almanac” helped nomadic tribes to predict the seasons and prepare for hunting and gathering activities accordingly.
16 Oct 2023
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Ingenious Gem-Setting Techniques Used in Jewellery Watchmaking Explained
From prong to invisible setting techniques, gem-setting in jewellery watchmaking is a highly skilled business.
08 Oct 2023
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Hacking Seconds: The Most Underrated Complication Explained
A ubiquitous feature of modern mechanical movements, the hacking seconds may not receive much attention but it is essential to keeping time accurate up to the second.
30 Sep 2023
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Bright and Bold with the Audacious Franck Muller Vanguard Beach Collection
For those who carry the beach in their hearts no matter where they go, Franck Muller presents a bold new collection capturing the essence of carefree holidays and endless possibilities.
28 Sep 2023
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Patek Philippe Combines Jewellery and Artistry into Its Timepieces with Style
Over the centuries, Patek Philippe has constantly refined its designs to find the perfect balance between classic and contemporary. With each generation of collectors, and as new trends take shape in watchmaking, the watchmaker has carefully added new and often unexpected design innovations to its collections while maintaining the traditional crafts that Genevan watchmaking holds dear.
20 Sep 2023
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OMEGA’s Seamaster Summer Blue Collection Is A Nod To Iconic Designs
2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the Seamaster, a quintessential dive watch in watchmaking history. Although the first-ever Seamaster debuted in 1948, as OMEGA pivoted to making contemporary watches suitable for civilians post-World War II, the watchmaker’s ocean-going endeavours date back much further. Unveiled in 1932, the Marine paved the way with its ingenious design and water resistance. It solidified OMEGA’s reputation as a maker of durable, innovative and excellent watches, laying down the sound foundation from which the Seamaster prospered.
30 Aug 2023
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Discovering Watch Complications: Part 2
In the second of our two-part series, we look at some of the most technically sophisticated complications that money can buy.
22 Aug 2023
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Patek Philippe’s New Watches Combine Timeless Aesthetics with Innovation
The annual calendar is one of the most underappreciated complications in watchmaking, and one of the most practical. Developed and patented by Patek Philippe in 1996, it sits above the simple and grand date calendars. Those indicators require adjustment on months which have fewer than 31 days, while the annual calendar requires adjustment only once a year, at the end of February to 1st March.
08 Aug 2023
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Discovering Watch Complications: Part 1
28 Jul 2023
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Colourful, Classic, Compact and Cool: 2023 Horological Trends
The seven-day Watches and Wonders trade show in Geneva wrapped up earlier in April – and with it, come the 2023 watch trends.
13 Jul 2023
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OMEGA Celebrates The 75th Anniversary of The Seamaster
Celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2023, the collection in fact has its provenance dating back much, much earlier. The saying goes one has to look back in order to move forward; with the Seamaster, success is laid on the foundation built before it.
07 Jul 2023
